Year 1 Science & Technology Scope & Sequence + “What Changed in 2026?” Explainer-Copy

Stage 1 Science & Technology

Year 1 Scope & Sequence

NSW Syllabus (Implementation from 2026)

About This Resource

This Stage 1 Year 1 Science and Technology Scope & Sequence has been carefully created to support teachers implementing the new NSW Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus (2024) from 2026.

The syllabus has been clearly unpacked and organised into a term-by-term, teacher-friendly format, making it easy to see what to teach, when to teach it, and how Science and Design & Digital Technologies are distributed across the year.

This resource is ideal for classroom teachers, beginning teachers, and stage teams seeking clarity, confidence, and consistency in their planning.

📂 What’s Included

✔ A clear Year 1, term-by-term scope and sequence

✔ Explicit identification of:

• Science focus areas
• Design & Digital Technologies focus areas
• Outcomes
• Content groups

Clear indication of when:

• Science content is taught
• Design & Digital Technologies content is taught
• Written communication is an explicit focus

✔ Written in plain, teacher-friendly language

✔ Suitable for programming, planning, and compliance documentation

Curriculum Alignment

This resource aligns with the NSW Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus (2024) for Stage 1, Year 1, including the ongoing focus areas:

Science

Investigations of changes provide knowledge and understanding

Outcomes:

• ST1-SCI-01
• ST1-PQU-01
• ST1-DAT-01

Design & Digital Technologies

Design and digital solutions are created through knowledge and understanding

Outcomes:

• ST1-DDT-01
• ST1-PQU-01

Content groups are accurately allocated across Terms 1–4, with written communication explicitly embedded in Terms 3 and 4, as outlined in the syllabus.

✔ Verification Statement

Verified against the NSW Stage 1 sample scope and sequence timetable (Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus, 2024).

✍️ Why Teachers will love this resource

✔ Saves hours of syllabus unpacking

✔ Removes confusion around new syllabus structure

✔ Clearly shows what to teach and when

✔ Supports confident planning for 2026

✔ Suitable for whole-stage consistency

✔ Written by a classroom teacher, for classroom teachers

Who This Resource Is For

• Year 1 teachers
• Stage 1 teams
• Beginning teachers
• Curriculum leaders
• Schools preparing for 2026 syllabus implementation